Persona 4/Characters: Difference between revisions

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'''The Characters of Persona 4. Spoilers abound!'''

== The Investigation Team ==

=== The Entire Team ===

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** The "Covert" part has pretty much flown out the window; Yu once delivered ''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|a very passionate 30 minute rant]]'' as to why the girls should enter a beauty pageant.

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]

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* {{spoiler|[[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]}}: {{spoiler|And he didn't even break an arm.}}

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** {{spoiler|[[The Glasses Come Off]]}}: {{spoiler|This is HOW he punches out Cthulhu.}}

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* {{spoiler|[[Earn Your Happy Ending]]}}: Well, {{spoiler|"Earn Your [[Bittersweet Ending]]" [[But Now I Must Go|is probably more accurate]].}}

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* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]}}: Initiated by {{spoiler|[[The Power of Friendship]].}}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Narukami has a very snarky (and a little odd, but funny) sense of humor, with an emphasis on '''Deadpan'''; it's hard to tell if he's kidding or not. To provide one example...

{{quote|(Narukami sticks his hand onto the TV, only for Teddie to bite it.)

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'''Yu:''' I think I'm going to cry.

'''Chie:''' No you're not. }}

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* {{spoiler|[[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]}}: {{spoiler|And he didn't even break an arm.}}

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** {{spoiler|[[The Glasses Come Off]]}}: {{spoiler|This is HOW he punches out Cthulhu.}}

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* {{spoiler|[[Earn Your Happy Ending]]}}: Well, {{spoiler|"Earn Your [[Bittersweet Ending]]" [[But Now I Must Go|is probably more accurate]].}}

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* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]}}: Initiated by {{spoiler|[[The Power of Friendship]].}}

* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: You have the option of eating anything you find in the fridge, regardless of how inedible it is (at one point you can even eat a ''pot of grass''.)

** He does get sick a few times, though.

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* [[Henpecked Husband|Henpecked Boyfriend]]: In Episode 5 he plays the reluctant rebound-boyfriend for Ai. He's totally whipped.

* [[The Hero]]

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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic BSOD]]: Happens in Episode 12 of the anime, Yu is hit by a Lotus-Eater Machine set by Shadow Mitsuo in the form of experiencing his worst nightmare. All of his friends in the Investigation Team leaving his life gradually, Yosuke being the last to leave and ending with Shadow Mitsuo appearing in his room as Yu fails to summon any Personas as his Social Links have all broken. Shadow Mitsuo grows to a large size and begins strangling Yu to death. He Gets Better by Yosuke bailing him out.}}

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** {{spoiler|It happens again in episode 21, when Nanako is kidnapped. When they find Namatame's truck, with both Namatame and Nanako gone, he completely snaps, to the point that Teddie has to physically restrain him as he attempts to dive into the TV to follow them (it was established earlier in both the game and the anime that entering any TV other than the one in Junes is extremely risky, and potentially too dangerous to attempt). Rise is able to talk him out of it.}}

* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: Or bats, or golf clubs, but mostly swords.

** [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: His weapon of choice in ''[[Persona 4 Arena]]''.

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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic BSOD]]: Happens in Episode 12 of the anime, Yu is hit by a Lotus-Eater Machine set by Shadow Mitsuo in the form of experiencing his worst nightmare. All of his friends in the Investigation Team leaving his life gradually, Yosuke being the last to leave and ending with Shadow Mitsuo appearing in his room as Yu fails to summon any Personas as his Social Links have all broken. Shadow Mitsuo grows to a large size and begins strangling Yu to death. He Gets Better by Yosuke bailing him out.}}

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** {{spoiler|It happens again in episode 21, when Nanako is kidnapped. When they find Namatame's truck, with both Namatame and Nanako gone, he completely snaps, to the point that Teddie has to physically restrain him as he attempts to dive into the TV to follow them (it was established earlier in both the game and the anime that entering any TV other than the one in Junes is extremely risky, and potentially too dangerous to attempt). Rise is able to talk him out of it.}}

* [[Hot-Blooded]]/[[Blood Knight]]: He's mostly stoic and calm in conversation but loosens up a bit during fights; shouting and throwing out the occasional swear word.

** [[Not So Stoic]]: After summoning Izanagi for the first time, he can be seen enjoying a taste of his new power.

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* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]/[[Slasher Smile]]: The first time he summons Izanagi is a rare completely heroic example of both.

** Seen here [http://tonkuniverse.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/zero-raws_persona_4_-_01__mbs_1280x720_x264_aac_-mkv_001288412.jpg from episode 1 of the anime.]

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* [[Sempai-Kohai|Sempai]]: In contrast to [[Persona 3]]'s protagonist, he's older than most other characters and gets called this.

* [[Second Year Protagonist]]

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* [[Sempai-Kohai|Sempai]]: In contrast to [[Persona 3]]'s protagonist, he's older than most other characters and gets called this.

* [[Serious Business]]: For Yu, ''everything''. It does not matter if it is solving the case, making origami or eating the rainy day special, he treats them all with the same focus and determination.

* [[Silent Protagonist]]: Averted in his appearances in ''The Animation'' and ''The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena''.

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** Can also potentially be a [[Lethal Chef]] when cooking school lunches, if the player chooses the wrong options.

*** At one point, you have the option to ''[[Cordon Bleugh Chef|spray cologne on creme caramel]]''.

* [[Talking to Himself]]: [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] voices both him and Adachi. {{spoiler|And you can let the both of them duke it out after [[The Reveal]]!}}

* [[Team Mom]]/[[Meido]]: Think about it. The guy's a good cook, is seen taking care of children in one of his jobs while wearing an ''[[A Day in Her Apron|apron]]'', and tutoring another kid in another job. Another job has him cleaning, while the other three are housework, not to mention how good of an influence he was in raising Nanako. Let's face it—the guy's the ideal [[House Husband]], bordering on a male [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] in these regards... and also one hell of a [[Badass]] to boot. How many heroes do you got like that?

** [[Real Men Wear Pink]]